26 Books Top CEOs And Executives Love

1. Bill Gates, Microsoft

It's not like top executives and CEOs only read boring business books. You'll be surprised to know that they also love classics and sci-fi novels. Here’s a list of the favourite books of 10 most powerful CEOs and executives in the world.

Favourite books:The Catcher in the Rye, The Better Angels of our Nature

It's surprising to know that the Microsoft magnate loves JD Salinger’s ‘The Catcher in the Rye’ which is based on teenage angst and alienation.

2. Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway

Favourite Books: In an Uncertain World, The Smartest Guys in the Room

The second richest American loves Robert Rubin’s and Jacob Weisberg’s ‘In an Uncertain World’ that throws light on the US economy during the Clinton era. The business tycoon also loves Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind’s ‘The Smartest Guys in the Room’, which is a thorough research of the Enron scandal.

3. Jeff Bezos, Amazon

Favourite Books: Built to Last, A Wrinkle in Time, The Remains of the Day

The founder of e-commerce website Amazon has an impressive mix of sci-fi and non-fiction on his bookshelf. ‘Built to Last’ by Jim Collins and Jerry Poras is a book about visionary companies, whereas ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ by Madeleine L'Engle is a sci-fi novel. Kazuo Ishigoro’s ‘The Remains of the Day’ is also a favourite.

4. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook

Favourite books: Ender’s Game, Aeineid

The Facebook founder loves poems! His favourite book lists the Latin epic poem ‘Aeineid’ by Virgil. He also likes military science fiction novel, ‘Ender’s Game’ by Orson Scott Card.

5. Elon Musk, SpaceX/Tesla

Favourite Book: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk loves the hilarious sci-fi book by Douglas Adam called ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’.

6. Larry Page, Google

Favourite Books: What Do You Care What Other People Think, Surely You’re Joking Mr. Feynman, The Pleasure of Finding Out Things

It’s evident that Larry’s favourite author is the physics genius Richard Feynman from his choice of books.

7. Steve Jobs, Apple

Favourite Books: King Lear, The Republic, Moby Dick, The Innovators Dilemma, Autobiography of a Yogi

The Apple chief who passed away in 2011 was an avid reader. Jobs' reading list included classics like King Lear and Moby Dick.

8. Meg Whitman, Hewlett Packard

Favourite Books: The New American Story, A Christmas Carol, Good to Great, The World is Flat, Hot Flat and Crowded, Politics Lost

Among bestselling political books, Whitman’s collection also includes Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol’.

9. Jack Dorsey, Twitter

Favourite Book: The Checklist Manifesto

The co-creator of Twitter believes in the simplicity of checklists, therefore he recommends this bestselling book called ‘ The Checklist Manifesto’ by author Atul Gawande.